Gaza Human Rights Center: Hundreds of civilians killed in Gaza since ceasefire, agreement has become cover for killing
GAZA, Jan. 10 (YPA) – The Gaza Center for Human Rights said on Saturday that Israeli occupation forces continue to target Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire agreement being in effect since October 10, 2025, warned that the agreement had lost its humanitarian content and had practically become an umbrella that allowed attacks to continue instead of providing protection for the population.
In a statement, the center explained that it had documented the martyrdom of 439 Palestinians during the 90 days since the start of the implementation of the agreement, at a rate of nearly five martyrs per day, including 155 children and 61 women, in addition to the injury of 1,225 others.
It stressed that the nature and frequency of these incidents indicate a pattern of deliberate killing, not individual violations or accidental mistakes.
The center noted that these statistics come amid a significant Israeli escalation in recent days, which resulted in the martyrdom of more than 20 Palestinians as a result of bombing that targeted homes, residential neighborhoods and areas sheltering displaced people in various parts of the Strip, reflecting the continued daily threat to the lives of civilians despite the announcement of a ceasefire.
It added that the occupation forces continue to carry out bombing and demolition operations within the areas classified as the “Yellow Line”, in addition to the repeated targeting of children, women, and shelters.
The center emphasized that the continued targeting of civilians constitutes a serious violation of the ceasefire agreement, amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity and it even falls under the category of genocide.
It also considered these practices a direct violation of the provisional measures issued by the International Court of Justice, which obligate the Israeli occupation entity to take measures to protect Palestinian civilians and prevent acts of killing.
The center warned that the continued international silence regarding what is happening in Gaza perpetuates a policy of impunity.
The center concluded by stressing that any ceasefire that does not translate into practical protection for civilians and a halt to casualties remains a mere formality, amid the continued bombing and the new deaths, as media reports have shown in recent days.